ANN ARBOR -- Over the past two weeks, former Michigan captain Jordan Morgan has thrown out the first pitch at a Tigers game in his hometown of Detroit and participated in two autograph lengthy signings.

Both times, Morgan sat a table while fans lined up, patiently waiting for him to scribble his name on a ball, a jersey or a picture. He did so last week at M-Den's Livonia location by himself and sat alongside former teammate Nik Stauskas at the State Street store location on Monday night.

This is, of course, the same Jordan Morgan who, at this time last season, was unsure of his future at Michigan. He had played only 25 minutes over six games in the 2013 NCAA tournament and fell deep into a long shadow cast by Mitch McGary. His season was plagued by injuries and demotions.

These days, Morgan walks on a fluffy cloud of entitlement born from a five-year career, 142 career games played and a stirring postseason performance as Michigan reached the 2014 Elite Eight.

He was the team's lone senior, a tri-captain and a starter. At the program's awards banquet on April 16, he was awarded the Thad Gardner Leadership Award, the Wayman Britt Outstanding Defensive Player Award, the Loy Vaught Rebounding Award and the Bodnar Award for Academic Achievement.

"When you put it like that -- that's growth and that's just, I mean, I've said it before, that's what faith does for you, and it has done amazing things for me," Morgan said. "I'm just going to continue to live my life that way."

That next phase of his life remains undetermined.

Set to graduate with a master's degree in manufacturing, Morgan expects to workout for a handful of NBA teams. If any of those go well, perhaps he can land on an NBA summer league roster. Then, who knows?

Either way, he'll hold plenty of options to go overseas and make a living on the basketball court. With graduation set for this weekend, he'll then head out to Las Vegas for training.

"Man, I'm ready to go," he said of his time as a student-athlete.

Until then, he'll remain in Ann Arbor, maybe signing a few more autographs along the way.

"I've had a really good time and got to meet a lot of people," Morgan said.

Brendan F. Quinn covers University of Michigan basketball and football. Follow him on Twitter for the latest on Wolverines hoops. He can be contacted at bquinn@mlive.com